Fire alarm signal and photographic apparatus



De@ 520, 1932' M. ROTHMAN ET AL 1,39L242 FIRE ALARM SIGNAL ANDPHOTOGRAPHIC kAPPARATUS AFiled may 21, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet l Dec. 20,1932, M. ROTHMAN ET AL l1,891,242

FIRE ALARM SIGNAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed May 21, 1930 5Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY Dec. 2G, 1932.` 4M, ROTHMAN ET AL 1,891,242

FIRE ALARM slGNL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed may 21. v195o 5sheets-sheet s ATTORNEY ec. 20, 1932. M. ROTHMAN ET AL 1,891,242

FIRE ALARM SIGNAL AND PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed My 21, 1930 5Sheets-Sheet 4 56 55 /C/g. /5 S 49 INVENTOR l Mor/'vs Raf/:man

ATTORNEY Dec. '20, 1932. M.' RorHMAN E-r AL 1,891,242

' FIRE ALARM SIGNAL AND PoToRApHIC APPARATUSV 'FledMay 21, 1930 '5vSheets-Sheet 5 ATTORNEY 50 Fig. 19 on the line 20, 20.'

Patented Dec. 2o, y 1932 --ivUNlITED STATES PATENT ol-*Flce 'rmasIeNAIlAND Appunti@ mea my a1 v This' -inventiouirelates to a fire-alarmsignal and hotographic apparatus.

i Thel o ject ofthe invention is theproduction-of apparatus, which willsimulta- 5 neously producean audible'signal and a motion picturephotograph of a erson operating a iire alarm signal box. he secondobject of the invention is the production of apparatus having electricappurtenances which can be easily connected inelectricv circuit bexisting lire alarmsignal boxes. The thir lobject oi the-invention isthe production of apparatus operated with the appurtenances of a iirealarm signal box and which will produce va moving pictureexhibitingvarious views of a person operating the saidalarm 'fsignalbox v In theaccompanym drawlngsFig. 1 1- epresenl'is an elevation o the re alarmslgnal I and' photographic apparatus; Fig. 2 indicates an enlargedvertical section of a porv `tion, of Fig. 1 ;Fig. 3 shows anenlar'gedvfra-,'gmentaryportion of Fig. 1; -Fig.'4 re resents an enlargedelevation of some detai I. 2 5 Fig. -5'is a right hand view of Fig. 4;Fig. l 6-shows a wiring diagram ofthe apparatus;

Fig. 7. indicates anenlarged vertical axial 'section Aof the'upperportion of Fig.- 1v with parts in full lines Fig. 8 indicates atop view.30 and section of Fig. 47 on the line 8, 8; Fig. 9 shows a. bottom viewof a portion o'Fig. 7; Fig. 10 -isa, section of Fig. 9 Aon the line Y10, 10; Fig. llshow's'an enlargedfragme'nvtary portion of Fig. 1; Fig.12 represents an enlarged vertical section of a siren of the 'apparatuswith portions-'in full.- lines; Fig..

`1'3 shows' anelevation of a detail; Fig. 14 i11- dicates a'sectiona'lelevation df some details; Fig.`15 represents an-enlar ed vrear view'ofV- theappurtenances of the resignal'alarmj box-of the apparatus Fig. 16Vshows an cle'- vation of some of the elementsv indicated in Fig.15;Figuras a section-offri@ 1e` Qn the line 17, 117; Fig. 18 indicates`anenlarged i `partialsection of 1 on the line 18, 18,

with-portions shown 1 n'full lines; Fig. 19 is a right hand viewof-l3`ig.` 18`w`1th aAV partial I section 'onthe line 19,- l19 of saidFig. 18 and Fig. 20 indicates atop view` andsection of imams BornuAN ANDnsrnLLn TANENBAUM no'rHmAN, or BAYONNE, Naw maan PnoroenArn'Ic APPARATUSi ,1930. serial' No. 454,316.

with a fire alarm post 20, which has formed therewith the're alarmsignal box 25 having hinged thereto the front door 30. he le alarmsignal box 25 is of .the character described in United States Lettersljatent to Frederick W.' Cole, No. 553,839, dated Feb'- ruary 4th, 1896.From the roofv of the re alarm signal box- 25 extends the tubular pole68. The turn table box 85 is mounted on ther:

top end of the said poleA 68. To the top of V.the turntable 127is'clamped thearm 71 and to the latter is, adjustably secured the hous-In the drawings the invention is imitated a 180 of the signal andphotographic apparatus..

Referring-to Figs. 1, 3, 15, 16 and 17, the .door 30 of the fire alarmsignal box'l hascon .nected to its rear face a signal device of the dusual construction and comprises essentially the rear frame 31 supportedon the posts 32 extending from the rear face of said door 30. An.operating shaft 33 has its ends journaled inthe frame 31 and the door30.- An operat# ing handle 34 is fastened ,to one end of the shaft 33.Aratchet wheel 38-is journaled on the shaft 33 and has pivoted thereonthe pawl 39. -A 'ratchet wheel 40 is journaled onthe .shaft 33 .and hasformed therewith the' four ,indents' 41, that coact with the pawl 39.

spring 42 has one end attached to the ratchet -wheel 40 and its otherend is fastened to the- ,doer 30. An escapement 45` is pivoted betweenthe door 30 and the frame 31. The

escapemerit has extendin therefrom the han#` dle 46 `with the'clapper 4A ong or bell 48 .extends from the rear face o the door 30.

A pawl '49v is pivoted tothe door 30 and coacts with the ratchet wheel38.` J

To the ratchet wheel 38 is fastened the conz tactiniaking ring 5 5having thefourelectric circuit-breaking segments 56-ofye1ectric in'-'sulatingmateriaL lThe circuit brealngseg- "niente-5 divide the'- ring55 into quadrants. .A brush holder support 57 gofelectric-insm' :un`

lating'material is'. astened to the rear face .ofthe door 30 and hasextendin therefrom auV screws ,58 for theV ca S59.. A'Brus es 60 bear .Y

on the support-.57 an nutsv 61 in threaded enagement with the screws58bear onY the said hrush e a s V 6 0. Lead 2 30 and .232:encircle 25extends the tubular pole 68 having the cap extending therefrom themember 72 of a pairA detachably 69 and on the latter is supported theturn table box 85. rlhe turntable 127, to be described, has detachablyclamped thereto the tubular arm 7l which at its outer end has of clamps,and at the other` end of the arm 71 is secured the ornamentalcounterweight 73. A sleeve 74 with the ball bearing race 75 is fastenedto the pole 68. A sleeve 76 with the ball bearing race 77 is rotatablysupported on the pole 68. The sleeve 76 has formed therewith theinclined member 78. A Y fitting 80 with the inclined sleeve 81 isfastened to the arm 71, and a tubular brace' 82 connects the members 78und 81. The ball bearing races 75 and 77 are provided with the ballbearings 83.

The turn table box 85, sec Figs. 1, 7 and 8, is indicated to comprisethe base plate 86 which is `fastened to the cap 69 of the pole 68, bymeans of the lscrew bolts 87. 'To and belowthe base plate 86 is fastenedthe bottom wall 88 of the turntable box 85. `Vert-ical side walls 89extend fromthe bottom wall I,

88, and are connected -or join with the front wall 90 and the rear wall91. A top wall or cover 92 having the opening 93 is supported on saidside walls and the said iront and rear Wall. A base plate 95 hasextending therefrom the sleeve 96. The base plate 95 is fastened to thebase plate 86 by means of the screws 97. A U shaped frame having thevertical members 100, 101 and the connecting portion 102 extends up fromthe said base plate 95. A bearing :tace 103 is formed with the boss 104that extends from the connecting portion 102. A worm lshaft 106 with theworm 107 is journaled in the member 1007and 101. A sprocket chain wheel108 is fastened tothe worm" shaft 196. A shaft 112 is rotatablysupported at one end 1n the sleeve 96 and has fastened thereto the wormwheel 113, which meshes with the worm 107. An electric motor 118 isindicated with the feet 119 and the latter are fastened to the baseplate 86 by means of the screw bolts 120. The armature shaft of the 7,9, 1c, and n),

electric motor is indicated at 121. A sprocket chain wheel 122 isfastened to the armature shaft 121 and a sprocket chain 123 connects thesprocket chain wheels 108 and 122. f.'

To the top end of -the shaft 112 (see Figs. 1', is fastened the boss 126of the cup shaped turntable 127. A disc of electric insulating material128 is fastened to the lower face ofthe top `wall of 'said turntable,,by means of the screws 129. A pair of concentric contact rings 132 and133 are fas-v A y n 4shown with the central .shaft 196, to whlch 1stened to the disc 128 -by means of the screws 134; 11116135. Insulatingsleeves 136 and 137 extend through the top Wall of the turntable andcontact with the disc 128. A screw 138 extends through an opening in thesleeve 136, and its lower end is in threaded engagement with the Contactringll33. A binding cap 139 is in threaded engagement with the upper.end of the screw 138. A screw 140. extends through an opening in thesleeve 137 and its lower end is in threaded engagement with the contactring 13,2. A binding cap 141 is in threaded engagement with the upperend ot' the screw 140. The screws 138 and 140 with their appurtenancesconstitute binding posts. A wire 237 extends from the screw 138, and awire 238 extends from the screw`140.

Similar brackets 151 and 152 extend from the portion 102. Each of thebrackets 151 and 152 carry a ring comprisingr the portions 153 and 154of electric insulating material. A

hollow plug 155 having a cavity 156 is yshown with the threads 157 onits outer circumferential surface. A -cylindrical barrel 162 closed atits lower end is indicated with the interior thread 163. The latter isin threaded engagement with the threads 157 of the plug` 155. The barrel162 bears up against tht` ring portion 15e' and is tightly clampedthereto. The lower end of each barrel 162 has in threaded engagementtherewith the binding screw 165. A wire 235 for electric current extendsfrom one of the screws 165 and a wire 236 extends fromthe other screw165. ln the plugs 155 are respectively; positioned thc brushes 168 and169. A spring 170 in each plug 155 bears up against the brush therein.The brush 168 bears against the ring 132 and the brush 169 bears againstthe ring 133.

A pair of similar clamps 176 (Figs. 1 and 11) are positioned above theturntable 127.

' Bolts 177 extend through said clamps and the said turntable. The saidclamps 176 bear on `the arm 71 and detachnbly clamp the latter to theturntable 127. Nuts 178 are provided for the bolts 177.

The housing 180, see Figs. 1, 18, 19 and 20 .of the signal andphotographic apparatus is from the top wall 187 and is adjustably selcured. to the 'clamping member 72 by' means A siren (see-Figs. 12, 18,19 and 20) is mdicated-in its entirety bythe numeral .195 and issmilarto' the siren described in our vpatent'application for firealarm"s ignal and photographic devices, filed April 15, 1929, SerialNumber 355,344. The said siren is fastened the usual armature 197 of anelectric motor.. Aported the gear housing 198. Theshaft 196 extends intothe gear housing 198 and has fasi tenedthereto the worm 199. A spindle200 l' vand'fastenedto saidbase plate'.

is journaled i-n the housing 198, and has fastened thereto the wormwheely 201, which latter meshes with the worm 199. n the spin! 195is'shown with the. cylindrical housing 206 having the enlarged lowerportion 207 with the openings 208.A The top wall of said housing isshown at 209 having the openings 210 and the hub 211 with the bushing212. A propeller wheel 213 is shown with a hub 214 v2CV which isfastened to the shaft 196. A. supporting disc 214a is detachablysupported in the housing 206. A moving picture camera is indicatedin'its entirety by the numeral 215.

The operating shaft\216 of the camera has fastened thereto the pulley`217 and a belt 218 connects the pulleys 202 and 217. A rubber hood 219extends from and over the lens holder ofthe camera 215 and bears againstthe rear face of thewall i8l. The ion/'er end of the camera 1s providedwith the cove tail projection 221 which is in slidabie engagef ment withthe guide strips 222 that extend from the base plate 205. An electriclight bulb socket 223 is fastened to the base plate 205 and hasdetachably fastened thereto the electric'light bulb 225. The electriclight bulb 225 is located in line with the lens 190.

' A reflector 226 is positioned behind the elec- .for the turntable box85 are shown.

tric light bulb 225 and is supported by the bracket 227 extending fromthe base plate 205. Referring particularly to Fig. 6 the ratchet wheelof the ire alarm signal box 25 is indicated at 38 and the brushes areshown at 60.-

The electric motor`118 and the member 100 The turntable is indicated at127. The camera is indicated at 215, the siren is shown at 195,

andthe electric light bulb is shown at 225.

Lead wires from a source of electric current are shown at 230 and 231.The wire 230 leads to one of the brushes 60. From theA otherbrushextends the Wire 232. From the' wire 232 extends the wire 234 whichlatter leads to one of ythepoles of the electric motor 118. The wire 231leads'to the other pole of said electric motor. From the wire 231extends the wire 235 which leads to the brush 169. From the wire 234extends the 'wire 236 which leads to the brush 168. From the screw 138extends the wire 237, which leads to one of the poles of the electricmotor 'of thesiren 195. From the screw 140 extends? the wire 238, whichlleads to the other pole ofthe electric motory of the siren. the wire238 extends the wire 239 which leads vt the upper end of the-'siren issup- From vto the socket of the electric light bulb 225.- A. wire 240extends from the wire 237 and also leads to the socket of theelectric'light bulb 225.

' To operate the fire alarm signaland photographic apparatus the handle34- is turned 1n the direction of the arrow in Fig'. 3 until the gong 48rings. Thereby the ratchet wheel 38 is turned one quarter of arevolution and makes electric contact4 with a quadrant of the Contactmaking ring 55. The electric contact is broken when the nextelectric'circuit breaker 56 is reached. By closing the electric circuitwith the turning of the handle 34 the electric motor `118 1s ener izedand through its connections, the turnta le127 is turned one revolution,which swings thetubular arm 71. At the same time the housing 180 of thesignal and photographic apparatus is revolved around the pole 68A andthe lens 190 of the moving picture camera 215 is focused on the fire`alarm signalbox l25, and thereby any person in the vicinity of said boxis photographed. armature'shaft y196 in the siren 195 is turned and anaudible signal is produced. With the rotation of the shaft 196, and bymeans of the pulleys V202, 217 andthe belt 218, the moving picturecamera 215 is operated.

Various modifications may be made' in the invention and the presentexemplitication 1s to be taken as illustrative and not limitativethereof.

Having described our invention what we desire to secure by 1. lln anapparatus of the character de- Letters Patent and claim At the same timethe scribed, the combination of a fire alarm signal box, means connectedto the fire alarm signal box to operatethe 'same,.an'electr1c circuit,means for closing said circuit operated by the operation of the firealarm slgf nal box, an arm supported above said box, means included insaid circuit to revolve said arm, photographic means -carried by sal.arm and means to operate said photogra hic means when said electriccircuit is close Y 2.in'an apparatus of the character de-l scribed thecombination of a fire alarm signal box, means connected to the firealarm signal b ox to operate the same, an electric circuit, means forclosing said circuit operated by the opera-tion of the fire alarm signalbox, an arm supported above said fire alarm.

signal box, means included in said circuit to electric current leadingto said fire alarm signal box, means connected to said box to close theelectric circuit in said lead Wires when the box is operated, said motor5 energized by theV circuit in said wires, a turntable, drivingconnections between the turntable and said electric motor, an armsupported on said turntable, a housing suspended from said arm, a,motion picture camera sup- 10 ported in said housing, au electric lightbulb supported in the housing, a siren supported in the housing, anelectric motor in said siren to operatethe same, the latter inotor andelectric light bulb energized with the 35 closing of said electriccircuit and driving connections between the siren and camera to operatethe latter durin' the operation of the siren.

. In an apparatus of the character de- `20 scribed the combination of a;ire alarm signai box, a Wheel jo-urnaled in said box, a contact ringfastened to said Wheel, circuit breaking segments in said ring, means toturn the wheel when operating said box,

25 brushes bearing on the contact ring, lead Wires from a source ofelectric current in connection with said brushes, un electric motorsupported in the apparatus, said lead wire extending to said electricmotor, a, turntable '-80 adjacent to said electric motor, means to turnthe turntable when said' motor rotates, a pair of contact rings fastenedto the turntable, brushes bearing against the latter contact rings,Wires connecting the latter '35 brushes and said lead Wires for electric`current, an arm fastened to the turntable, a hous ing suspended fromsaid arm, a siren, a camera and an electric light bulb supported in saidhousing, an electric motor having a 40 shaft journaled in said siren,the latter motor in electric circuit Withsaid last men. tioned brushes,said electric light bulb in electric circuit with said last mentionedbrushes and meansinterposed between said '45 siren and said camera tooperate the latter Y 50 MOR with the turning of the shaft in said siren.

Signed at Bayonne in the county ofHudson and State of -New Jersey this17th day ofMa A. D. 1930.

is RoTHMAN. ESTELLE TANENBAUM ROTHMAN.

